Age-dependent cutoff values in screening newborns for Hypothyroidism

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 791-797

  Lott, John A ^a   Sardovia Iyer, Marlinda ^a   Speakman, Karen S ^a   Lee, Kevin K ^a  

^a OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical data analysis; Cutoff values; Disease risk; high risk for hypothyroidism; HR; Hypothyroidism; low risk; LR; moderate risk; MR; Newborn screening; Reference values; T4; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 4344708044     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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